Beagle Help please!!!

[Bay_Beasty]

Hi,

New to the Doggy forum so don't know what Kind of response I will get. I am dog sitting a 2 yr old beagle at the mo who lives in a family with two young kids. She is very sweet not nasty but is not very well trained. she jumps up all the time and insists on licking everyones face when they sit doen to cuddle here. I cant take her off the lead coz she runs away when she gets a sniff and we have foxes and rabbits etc in are garden lots. I am trying really hard with her and have managed to stop her jumping up on me and stopped her licking my face but she still does it with other people. she is very under stimulated and I got a treat today and taught her to beg, sit, lie down and roll over and she got them all in 2 mins. She cries when I am not in the house (doing the horses) and if I take her with me I have to put her on the lead away from the horses just in case and she cries there too. She has only been here a day so far but I want to try and make her less in your face and her listening to me more. Only have her for a week but I dont want it to be a week from hell! any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

[CAYLA]

Im not sure what u mean by dog sitting.......is she your dog?

If not...I would not worry re not letting her off lead, as if she is not yours, it's prob best u do not risk loosing her..lol

You have a few issues to tackle their, it seems she is a little OTT and needy of attention and companionship, which maybe, without knowing it, you are making worse.
Re...leaving her, u need to get her used to feeling comfortable, in her own space, when u are around, before then challenging her to do it, when u have left her alone.

A crate or sectioned off area of the house, would be a good place to start, i.e kitchen or utility with baby gate, always tire her out with a long walk, then plave her in the area, with comfy bed and a kong, stuffed with lovely treats, place her in the secure area, and get on with your daily chores, let her hear and see u, but do not pay her any attention, or talk to her, hopefully, she will tuck her into her reward.
Use a dap plug in and leave the radio on, so she cannot locate your every move.

When u release her from the area, after say half an hour, let her out to the toilet, no praise, eye contact or attention, then place her back with maybe her dinner, then after a descent digestion period, release her and take her for a walk again, so basically, every time to place her in it, she is tired or is having a reward, begining by having her spend alot of time in the designated area, when u are around, i.e pottering in the house, then decrease as she begins to settle, so u eventually only place her there when u need to i.e use it for bed times and when u are leaving her or doing house work.

Re the greeting....ignore her jumping up and pestering for attention, pay her no attention, turn away or remove yourself from her reach, give her a bed to retreat to, so u can command her to go to it or get her collar and take or to it and command her to stay, or remove her from the room for 5 mins, and repeat, until she gets the connection between only getting to stay in your company when she is settled on her bed, i,e in the living room, where she pesters when u, when u are relaxing or watching.
When she begins to learn and is happy lying on her bed, throw her a treat as a reward, but nothing more, as u will encourage her to get hyped up and come to you for a stroke or fuss.

When guests arrive, put her in the kitchen or her secure area with her kong, and allow her in a when guests are seated and confy, is she makes a bee line for them, ask then to ignore her, ask her to go to her bed, the bit u have been working on, whilst u 2 are alone

, if she won't remove her from the room and repeat until she settles.

The trick is not to over exite her or respond to her persistant pestering.
Give her lots of exercise and play more fetch games in secure areas as bonding time instead of cuddles, play hide and seek games with longs, treats and balls to keep her mentally occupied.
Be firm also, dont be afraid to check her, whilst on her lead if being over the top when greeting people or being over the top with the horses, a quick jerk and pull her back to your side where she should be and a sharp NO! use a half check and training lead.

 

[mattilda]

Don't think you'll acheive an awful lot in a week to be fair but sounds as if you heading in the right direction as she no longer jumps up at you. I would take her with you when you are on the yard and tie her up where she can see you but isn't in the way of the horses. She will settle soon enough. Good luck!

 

[CAYLA]

Agree with Matilda, a week

, u are talking miracles

maybe pass any advise u get onto the owner and they can help with some of the issues with her at home

I thought she was being fostered by u or something

 

[mattilda]

Just wanted to say CALA am loving your wolfs winter wear....very fetching!!

 

[CAYLA]

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Just wanted to say CALA am loving your wolfs winter wear....very fetching!!

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Lol....PBS aka chrisymassparkle.....dressed the little fella up, she loves me really u know, like a little sister